Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
13th Jammu and Kashmir Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	1957 by Monarchy Commission, Presidential Commission.
Preceded by	Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly
Leadership
Lieutenant Governor	Manoj Sinha since 7 August 2020
Speaker	Abdul Rahim Rather, JKNC since 4 November 2024
Leader of the House (Chief Minister)	Omar Abdullah, JKNC since 16 October 2024
Deputy Leader of the House (Deputy Chief Minister)	Surinder Kumar Choudhary, JKNC since 16 October 2024
Leader of the Opposition	Sunil Kumar Sharma, BJP since 3 November 2024
Structure
Seats	119 (90 seats + 24 seats reserved for Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir) + 5 Nominated by LG
Political groups	Government (55)   INDIA (55)   JKNC (41)   INC (6)   CPI(M) (1)[1]   AAP (1)[2]   IND (6)[3][4] Official Opposition (28)   BJP (28) Other Opposition (5)   JKPDP (3)   JKPC (1)   IND (1) Nominated (5)   NOM (5) Vacant (2)   Vacant (2)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	18 September 2024 to 1 October 2024
Next election	September/October 2029
Meeting place
Legislative Assembly, Srinagar (Summer session)
Legislative Assembly, Jammu (Winter session)
Website
jkla.neva.gov.in

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha, is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Prior to 2019, the State of Jammu and Kashmir had a bicameral legislature with a legislative assembly (lower house) and a legislative council (upper house). The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, passed by the Parliament of India in August 2019, replaced this with a unicameral legislature while also re-organising the state into a union territory. The 12th assembly was dissolved by the Governor on 21 November 2018.^[5] The 13th assembly was elected in September and October 2024.